This is a discussion on [PATCH] quota: Implement sending information via netlink about user below quota - Kernel ; Sometimes it may be useful for userspace to know (e.g. for some hosting guys)
that some user stopped exceeding his hardlimit or softlimit in quotas.
Implement sending of such events to userspace via quota netlink protocol so
that they don't ...

Sometimes it may be useful for userspace to know (e.g. for some hosting guys)
that some user stopped exceeding his hardlimit or softlimit in quotas.
Implement sending of such events to userspace via quota netlink protocol so
that they don't have to poll for such events. Based on idea and initial
implementation by Vladislav Bogdanov .

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:34:31 +0200 Jan Kara wrote:
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> Sometimes it may be useful for userspace to know (e.g. for some hosting guys)
> that some user stopped exceeding his hardlimit or softlimit in quotas.
> Implement sending of such events to userspace via quota netlink protocol so
> that they don't have to poll for such events. Based on idea and initial
> implementation by Vladislav Bogdanov .